Tokyo has a few Natural House grocery store locations. They specialize in organic and natural products. Their prices are rather expensive, but they do have a variety of vegan meats. The store also tries to label which items are vegan. There are some vegan Japanese meals in their prepared foods section that can be purchased as well. They had a tempura mock meat while I was there, but then I noticed it had egg or milk so I was out of luck. They do not have a large amount of vegan items but there are some. See below for a few vegan items I found here.

Nakano Broadway

My favorite find was right in my own backyard! In the basement level of Nakano Broadway are many grocery stores. You can find fresh fruit and vegetables and so much more. There is one shop that I found that specializes in soy. They have a variety of seasoned tofu available. I found dried soy meat in the back left corner of the store! It was a great find and reasonably priced. To cook, you boil it with spices and then add it to your favorite dish. I like making General Tso’s chicken with it or I add it into a Japanese curry.

Vegan Restaurants

Vegan restaurants like Loving Hut and T’s Tan Tan offer vegan meats and other items for sale in their restaurants.

There are plenty of vegan Chinese restaurants in Philadelphia to choose from. Rich City isn’t an entirely vegan restaurant but they have a variety of vegan entrees on their menu. Rich City is located on 5th street just north of South street. It’s great place to dine while in old city or shopping on South Street and an even better place to order take out.

Here’s a few photos of my last takeout order:Vegan General Tso’s Tofu

Vegan Sesame Chicken

Vegan Kung Pao Chicken

My favorite item to order is the Sesame Chicken. The texture of the “meat” and the sauce are incredible. I’ve shared this with vegans and non-vegans and they all really enjoy it. The General Tso’s Bean Curd is almost as good as the sesame chicken. I recommend both of these! The Kung Pao chicken didn’t seem to have the same amount of flavor as the other two, but it wasn’t terrible either.

The restaurant is clean and the staff is very friendly. I’m not a fan of the giant fish tank in the room so I tend to order the takeout when I can. The food is delivered quickly and they have online ordering on their website to make things easier.

Next time your craving Chinese food, I’d definitely recommend trying Rich City. You can find their menu and more by visiting their website by clicking here.

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